Whiteness, living in a city, identifying as heterosexual or being male or female are deemed forms of privilege under a “safer spaces” policy developed by Australia’s peak visual arts body.

The National Association of the Visual Arts, which receives almost $400,000 of government funding, has a majority female staff and board, yet its “safer ­spaces” policy urges participants at its meetings and training workshops to be aware of their own privilege and “power dynamics” and “understand how language can uphold systems of inequity”.

Topping its privilege list is “whiteness, not being d/Deaf (sic) or Disabled, speaking English as a first language and identifying as cisgendered (male or female)”.

Other NAVA-defined privileges are “class or wealth”, “personal or institutional power/influence”, “age in relation to those around you”, “not having caring responsibilities” and (wait for it) “many more”.

NAVA’s “safer spaces” policy aligns with its “ethical” and “equitable” code of practice aimed at the broader arts industry and these standards reflect how influential players in the sector are increasingly driven by identity politics and notions of “equity” rather than merit and equality of opportunity.

The advocacy body’s code of practice, which it developed over several years and frequently updated, recommends art prize judges undergo “unconscious bias” and “microaggression” training, while its art industry events and meetings should involve as many acknowledgements of country as the participants want to give.

NAVA says that once an initial acknowledgement of country is made at its events, “others can Acknowledge Country when introducing themselves or at any time using the chat function when the event is taking place online’’.

The group’s official website also states that when it comes to adjudicating art awards, it is “good practice to provide training and support to decision-makers, including in equity, unconscious bias, conflict of interest and microaggressions’’.

The group did not answer The Australian’s question about whether impartiality was the most important factor in judging art competitions.





These people are their own parodies.

Ai_Killed_Humanity wrote on Aug 8^th, 2026 at 11:49am:

Whitey made this country.
In fact whitey made the modern world.

But the tinted chappies, seeing their glaring inadequacies over the centuries, are flocking to whitey's countries - and then never stop kvetching and being resentful about whitey having his own countries.

You want whitey to be ashamed of bring the tinted chappies into the modern world.

But did you know? You can go to the vibrand tinted countries like Pakistan or Araby or Africa and enjoy whitey-freeculture surrounded by similar tinted chappies. You can build your own kind of country,.